OpenStack Fundamentals: A beginners guide to OpenStack Cloud

Name: OpenStack Fundamentals: A beginners guide to OpenStack Cloud
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Introduction to Openstack's use of compute, storage and networking resources to build public and private cloud networks

Created byMichael Sheehy

Last updated 6/2017

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What you'll learn

A core understanding of OpenStack
A conceptual knowledge of the following OpenStack services
Keystone (Identity)
Horizon (Dashboard)
Nova (Compute)
Neutron (Networking)
Glance (Imaging)
Swift (Object Storage)
Cinder (Block Storage)
Know how to use the Dashboard to access OpenStack
Know how to use the CLI to access OpenStack
We will cover the origins of OpenStack technology, the OpenStack community, and resources available for those interested in expanding their learning
By the end of this course you will have a deep fundamental understanding of the core components needed to build and manage a public or private cloud environment using OpenStack

Course content

3 sections • 14 lectures • 1h 59m total length

OpenStack Infrastructure7:49
Openstack has a modular architecture with various code names for its components.In this lecture we cover the various components that make up this architecture
Introduction10:23
The History of Openstack12:54
Trace the origins of OpenStack from NASA's Nebula project to the 2010 NASA–Rackspace launch, and explore the OpenStack Foundation, its governance, and release naming conventions.

Horizon (Dashboard)6:08
We give a detailed explanation of Horizon which is a Django(is a high-level Python Web framework-based project) aimed at providing a complete OpenStack dashboard, along with an extensible framework for building new dashboards from reusable components.
Demonstration of the Horizon Dashboard10:30
In this lecture we give a live Demonstration of how to access Openstack via the Horizon Dashboard. We also show you how to navigate your way around.
Keystone (Identity)5:33
We give a detailed explanation of Keystone which is acts as a common authentication system across the cloud operating system and can integrate with existing backend directory services like LDAP. It supports multiple forms of authentication including standard username and password credentials, token-based systems and AWS-style (i.e. Amazon Web Services) logins.
Demonstration of how to access Openstack via the CLI6:03
In this lecture we give a live Demonstration of how to access Openstack via the CLI and input Openstack commands.
Nova (Compute)7:48
We give a detailed explanation of Nova which is a cloud computing fabric controller, which is the main part of an IaaS system. It is designed to manage and automate pools of computer resources and can work with widely available virtualization technologies, as well as bare metal and high-performance computing (HPC) configurations.
Neutron (Networking)6:52
We give a detailed explanation of Neutron which is a system for managing networks and IP addresses. OpenStack Networking ensures the network is not a bottleneck or limiting factor in a cloud deployment, and gives users self-service ability, even over network configurations.
Glance (Imaging)8:43
We give a detailed explanation of Glance which provides discovery, registration,and delivery services for disk and server images.
Swift (Object Storage)8:41
We give a detailed explanation of Swift which is a scalable redundant storage system. Objects and files are written to multiple disk drives spread throughout servers in the data center, with the OpenStack software responsible for ensuring data replication and integrity across the cluster.
Cinder (Block Storage)8:51
We give a detailed explanation of Cinder which provides persistent block-level storage devices for use with OpenStack compute instances. The block storage system manages the creation, attaching and detaching of the block devices to servers. Block storage volumes are fully integrated into OpenStack Compute and the Dashboard allowing for cloud users to manage their own storage needs.

Requirements

A basic knowledge of Networking.
A basic knowledge of either Linux, Unix or Windows
A basic knowledge of Virtual Machines
A basic knowledge of Cloud Computing

Description

This course is targeted towards those who are new to OpenStack technology.By the end of this course you will have a fundamental understanding of the core components needed to build and manage a public or private cloud environment using OpenStack. You will learn what makes OpenStack unique as a cloud architecture and how it differs to traditional virtualization.

Topics Covered

The origins of OpenStack technology and the OpenStack community.
A core understanding of OpenStack
A conceptual knowledge of the following OpenStack services
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Keystone (Identity)
Horizon (Dashboard)
Nova (Compute)
Neutron (Networking)
Glance (Imaging)
Swift (Object Storage)
Cinder (Block Storage)
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Using the Dashboard to access OpenStack
Using the CLI to access OpenStack

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OpenStack Fundamentals: A beginners guide to OpenStack Cloud

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Introduction to Openstack Fundamentals and it's Infrastructure3 lectures • 31min

OpenStack Architecture and Components9 lectures • 1hr 9min

Other Services and Course summary2 lectures • 19min

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